The Dallas Stars misplaced ahead Roope Hintz throughout the first interval of Tuesday night time’s sport towards the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He was listed as questionable to return because of an upper-body damage and finally didn’t come again.

The workforce made the announcement after the second interval began.

Hintz performed simply 4 shifts, logged 2:27 seconds of ice time and was on the ice for Toronto’s first purpose of the sport. It is unclear how the damage occurred, nevertheless, he was on the receiving finish of a giant hit from the Leafs’ Auston Matthews earlier than exiting.

The 28-year-old ahead entered Tuesday with 19 targets and eight assists in 41 video games for Dallas this season.

Regardless of having logged 337 factors in 433 profession video games over seven NHL seasons, Hintz continues to face considerably of a curse towards the Maple Leafs. Toronto is the one non-Dallas franchise that the six-foot-three Finn hasn’t recorded some extent towards in his profession.

The Stars at the moment sit third within the Central Division with a 27-14-1 document.